Historian charts L.A. reform academy’s future

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on February 8, 2011

When he took over as dean of the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in July 2010, Josh Holo, already a professor at the college, brought with him a few photographs of 11th-century letters to hang on the wall behind his desk. Among the letters is one that mentions a major problem for the Jewish communities in Egypt at the time: how to raise funds to redeem fellow Jews who had been taken captive by pirates.

L.A. Receives Emergency Grant, Sinai Head Appointed, Composer Wins Soup Contest

Published on March 18, 2009

Five communities, including Los Angeles, will split an $11 million emergency grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for day school and Jewish camp tuition assistance over the next two years. The San Francisco-based foundation will begin paying money out immediately to Jewish federations in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston and its neighboring North Shore, and the greater Washington, D.C., area.

Friedman, Karatz Criminal Charges Rock L.A. Philanthropic Community

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on March 11, 2009

On March 4, Bruce Friedman, a Sherman Oaks-based mortgage banker, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with orchestrating a $216 million real estate investment fraud.

VideoGuide to L.A. - Volume 5 - Jew vs. Wild

By Jay Firestone
Published on November 3, 2008

VideoGuide to L.A. - Volume 3 - Jewish L.A.

By Jay Firestone
Published on October 16, 2008

VideoJew’s VideoGuide to L.A. #2—Driving from here to there

Published on October 10, 2008

VideoJew Jay Firestone is back with the second 'volume' in his VideoGuide to L.A. This week -- driving around town

Arava spills on solutions to L.A. water shortage

By Lilly Fowler
Published on October 10, 2008

A recent conference at UCLA's School of Law, "Transboundary Environmental Management in the Arava and Beyond," proposed that Los Angeles might gain some ground regarding its often-contentious water policies if the city turned to Israel's example.

VideoGuide to L.A. - Volume 2 - driving

By Jay Firestone
Published on October 10, 2008

AJ Congress wowed; Shaare Zedek gets record donation; Koufax in the house

By Norma Zager
Published on January 11, 2007

Circuit News.

Israeli Diplomats Reach Out to L.A. Iranian Media

By Karmel Melamed
Published on September 7, 2006

Representatives from Southern California-based Persian-language satellite radio stations and television shows attended a special press conference on Aug. 28, held for them at Los Angeles' Israeli consulate, the first public interaction between the Israeli government and local Persian-language media in more than 25 years.

More Information on Getting That Visa

Published on September 7, 2006

The U.S. government estimates that about 40 percent of people who are in this country illegally arrived on a legal visa but lost their legal status either by overstaying or otherwise violating the terms of their visa. These are sometimes referred to as "nonimmigrant overstayers."

I Ate the Whole Thing!

Published on August 31, 2006

Circuit News.

Letters to the Editor

Published on August 24, 2006

Letters to the Editor.

Seeing Red Over Green’s Israel Policy

By Robert David Jaffee
Published on May 18, 2006

Local leaders of the Green Party are working to overturn an anti-Israel resolution that has become official party policy.

The Circuit

By Norma Zager
Published on April 27, 2006

Circuit events news.

Community Briefs

By Marc Ballon
Published on March 9, 2006

Community Briefs; Displaced Gaza Resident Raises $5,000 in L.A.; Father, Daughter Each Earn Book Awards; Preteen Ambassadors From Beverly Hills.

Who’s Your Mummy?

By Tom Teicholz
Published on October 20, 2005

Currently the L.A. area is hosting two world-class exhibitions of ancient Egyptian artifacts: King Tut has taken up residence in Mid-Wilshire in the LACMA annex. Less than an hour away, in Santa Ana (of the eponymous hot winds), the Bowers Museum is showcasing one of the greatest exhibits of mummies ever seen in the United Statesfrom the collection of the British Museum.

L.A. Shoah Survivor, Liberator to Reunite

By Tom Tugend
Published on July 28, 2005

After 60 years and 10 days, Samuel Goetz finally found the GI who liberated him on May 6, 1945.

Last Call

By Rob Eshman
Published on November 4, 2004

As President Bush moved closer to re-election, one Kerry fan said he already had a new bumper sticker in mind for his car: "Hey, We Tried to Warn You."

Gridlock

By Idan Ivri
Published on July 8, 2004

On a particular stretch of Wilshire Boulevard near Westwood at 6 p.m., right-lane traffic is hopelessly stalled. A stream of cars crowds the intersection, trying to squeeze into the nearby parking lot of a well-known synagogue.

It's a familiar sight: With most people heading home from work, L.A.'s Jewish community is swimming against the current, driving to services in some of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the city.

Community Briefs

By Jewish Journal Staff
Published on March 14, 2002

Community Briefs.

L.A. ADL Talks of Split

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on January 17, 2002

Following the recent dismissal of Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Regional Director David Lehrer, Los Angeles members continued to discuss the prospect of splitting off from the New York organization. Close to 100 people attended the meeting of the executive board of the Pacific Southwest Region of the ADL on Wednesday, Jan. 9, to discuss Lehrer's dismissal.

A Different Standard

By Julie G Fax
Published on November 29, 2001

Ask Mimi Feigelson a simple question, you don't get a simple answer. "So how do you like L.A.?" I ask, as we sit down for coffee and pastries at a Pico-Robertson cafe, thinking this is just the warm-up for the real questions.

Locals on the Shelves

By Dennis Gura
Published on November 15, 2001

A roundup of some of the latest books by L.A. Jewish authors.

Lee Baca’s Brotherhood Crusade

By Rob Eshman
Published on November 8, 2001

Two weeks after Muslim terrorists attacked America, L.A. County Sheriff Leroy "Lee" Baca stood in front of an audience at the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, clutching his personal copy of the Quran. After some preliminary remarks to an audience of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs and others whom he had called together, the chief law-enforcement officer for the County of Los Angeles leveled his dark-brown eyes at the audience. "What," he asked, "does God want from us?"

Community Briefs

Published on September 13, 2001

Community Briefs.

Words of Solace

Published on September 13, 2001

Words of Solace.

Rabbis in the L.A. area responded to the tragedies in New York and Washington D.C., by making common cause with Israel and finding lessons from Jewish history.

Beyond Tradition

By Merav Tassa
Published on August 30, 2001

No matter which synagogue L.A. Jews will attend this High Holy Days season, they will all partake in Kol Nidre Services, recite prayers, hear the blowing of the shofar, and ask for forgiveness for the sins committed in the past year. Year after year, the same symbolic rituals are performed out of a sense of duty and obligation to 3,000-year old traditions.

L.A.‘s New Leaders

By Ruth Stroud
Published on May 8, 1997

If you're a young Jewish leader who would like to know more about Los Angeles civic life, or if you're a young civic leader who wants to be more in step with the Los Angeles Jewish community, the New Leaders Project might have a place for you. NLP, sponsored in Los Angeles by the Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation Council, is currently seeking applications for its fourth class.